"The Bad Dudes had another project in the works a while back simply titled "Green Guys." I had this idea to do Kraid (a green guy) in a 4/4 drum 'n bass versus the original 6/8 creepfest that it is in the original. This is a rare instance where I've kept an idea in my head and had it come out exactly as I had imagined it one night, years later. I hope you like it and thank you to Diggi Dis for making it sound amazing."

Spiritually & stylistically, this mix reminds me a lot of posu's 'Garlic' Castlevania ReMix from 2008; quick beats, jazz flavors, EP, and a clever rhythmic variation on a well-known melodic riff. Those were some fantastic ingredients back then, and while of course it's a different chef and a different recipe, the common flavor profile is some delicious, gourmet VGM arrangement. There are a bunch of what I'll understatedly refer to as "good decisions" in this mix - the dropout/DSP at 0'46", the half-tempo groove at 2'23", and the hard chops in the second half where even the reverb trails get muted. These are all the types of details that folks like Mustin, po, & Morse consistently get right in similar arrangements, and while the whole always ends up being greater than the sum of its parts, these are some brilliant parts. I gotta go get started on the gift wrapping for tomorrow, but don't let my relative brevity suggest that this isn't a badass, extremely creative take on an iconic Metroid theme, because - as you would expect from a Bad Dude - it is.

I don't care what is the real genre of this piece - I just enjoy
it. For its length it sounds a bit repetitive, but I'm glad it has
a lot of small drop-offs and subtle changes, like the lovely
piano-led section a 2:22, so it's not a big prblem. Nice work!

Reading "jazz/dnb" in the write-up, my first reaction was "wtf",
but then I remembered that this is also something that describes
one of my favourite tunes on this site: Jungle
Jazz. And, surely enough, I fell in love with it within 20
seconds.
The part around 2:30 has a very Ridge Racer Type 4 vibe to it,
IMO.
Well done, jazz or not.

must-dog this is hotness. it makes me imagine that i am some rich
mogul with the swankiest bachelor pad of all time in some high-rise
downtown at night, and this is my ambient music that plays all day,
[ incidentally a subtle homage to metroid for those who recognize
it ]

I love the modern electro elements tossed in throughout... really
appeals to my adoration for house/dnb. the subtle glitching works
brilliantly as a transition without clogging up the soundscape's
pipes, and I love the use of empty space to create contrast
also dis prety jazzy kekeke
6/5

Oh, how did I miss this? I think this represents what a lot of
remixers were TRYING to do in the early years of OCR, but with a
more grown-up sense of production and musicality. Jazz or not, I
love it.

sergio;831210 wrote: To be fair, most people
have been saying 'jazzy' which I'd say means 'jazz-influenced'
more than 'of the jazz genre'. Perhaps this is merely an
extension of your rage at The OneUps frequently being called a
jazz band (a complaint which I would conversely deem entirely
justified)?

Well, I called it "jazz/dnb" in my writeup, but let's approach this
from a different angle - I've seen Mustin get upset over The OneUps
being called a jazz band on Twitter, etc., but if you don't give
people a better alternative, they're going to persist, and I don't
remember any suggestions, nor am I hearing any now. This is the
problem with genres - they sometimes require the "least worst"
selection, because nothing else intuitively presents itself as
being more accurate.

To be fair, most people have been saying 'jazzy' which I'd say
means 'jazz-influenced' more than 'of the jazz genre'. Perhaps this
is merely an extension of your rage at The OneUps frequently being
called a jazz band (a complaint which I would conversely deem
entirely justified)?

Mustin;831024 wrote: Serious! ...Let's just all
take it easy on labelling something as Jazz just because it has 7
or 9 chords and/or a saxophone. Just listen to the audio examples
I gave. It's pretty clear what is Jazz music. The influence of
Jazz music can be found in all styles of music, but I think
"Jazz" as a label/genre is much more narrow.

Hmmmm... I actually think it'd be preferable if we instead all took
it easy on negating the genre classifications of others, rather
than expressing 110% certitude that any given piece of music A is
expressly not genre B or C, because it lacks characteristics D
& E. That all seems a bit rote, especially when some of the
greatest jazz musicians of all time have embraced a definition of
the genre that is expansive & inclusive rather than limiting
& categorical.
But we can agree to disagree - it's a great mix either way.

Serious! I'm so frustrated with everything I do (even rock) being
referred to as Jazz. If you played this tune for a REAL Jazz
musician, they would scoff and possibly laugh at you if you told
them it was "Jazz." I don't want Jazz musicians thinking that what
I say I do is Jazz as I feel it would reflect poorly on me, making
me seem ignorant.
Let's just all take it easy on labelling something as Jazz just
because it has 7 or 9 chords and/or a saxophone. Just listen to the
audio examples I gave. It's pretty clear what is Jazz music. The
influence of Jazz music can be found in all styles of music, but I
think "Jazz" as a label/genre is much more narrow.

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